This highly practical reference is organized around the problem behaviors that K–6 teachers see as the greatest barriers to student success—and the positive behaviors they value the most. Of particular value to educators, the book matches proven intervention techniques to specific target behaviors. Hill M. Walker presents exemplary strategies for managing such classroom challenges as defiance, low motivation, and aggression. He also reviews ways to build all students' skills for following directions, staying on task, coping with frustration, getting along with peers, and more. The book includes illustrative case examples and a section that clearly explains key principles of behavior management. Reproducible handouts and forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8½“ x 11” size.
Preface
I. Strategies for Solving Problems with Students Who Do Not Meet Teacher Expectations for Appropriate Classroom Behavior
1. Enhancing Student Compliance with Teacher Requests and Directives
2. Improving Student Completion of Seatwork Assignments According to Instructions
3. Motivating Students to Produce Academic Work of Acceptable Quality for Their Skill Level
4. Teaching Students to Have Positive Interactions/Conversations with Peers
5. Developing Students’ Ability to Follow Classroom Rules and Behavioral Expectations
6. Helping Students Cope with Disappointment, Frustration, and Failure
II. Strategies for Teaching Students How to Avoid and Reduce Challenging Behavior
7. Teaching Students to Avoid Damaging Others’ Property and Possessions
8. Reducing Insubordination and Enhancing Students’ Respect for the Teacher
9. Teaching Students Not to Have Tantrums When Unable to Get Their Way
10. Reducing Students’ Aggression in School Contexts
11. Coping with Teacher Defiance When Managing the Classroom Behavior of Oppositional Students
12. Addressing Student Lying, Cheating, and Stealing at School
III. Strategies for Increasing Desirable Behavior, Decreasing Undesirable Behavior, and Sustaining Achieved Behavior Change Over Time
13. How to Increase Desirable Student Behavior
14. How to Decrease Undesirable Student Behavior
15. How to Sustain Behavioral Change(s) over Time and across Settings
Appendix 1. Short Form of The SBS Inventory
Appendix 2. Recommended Additional Resources for Use by Teachers
Appendix 3. Handout for Parents on How to Debrief Daily with Their Children about School
Appendix 4. Coping with the Impact of Psychiatric Disorders in Schooling
References
Index